How was everyone's Thanksgiving? Mine was pretty nice, got to spend time with much of my family so I'd like to share my experience with you guys.
Besides close relatives like my sister and mother, pretty much the entire family is very closed-minded. I'm used to this, so I rarely preach my open opinions around them. This time however, I had to due to an unexpected turn of events. One of my nicest cousins was talking crap on Bronies, she wasn't just poking fun, she was utterly disgusted by Bronies! Now, I never hid my bronyness, but the topic rarely came up so few of them knew.
I'm very used to being rejected when when I bring up ponies around other people, it doesn't bother me anymore so I'm always open about my love for the show. So naturally I defended Bronies and ranted about who we are, what kind of show MLP:FiM is, why it's good, and tried to clear misconceptions about the show. The reactions were mixed but mostly negative. The close-minded people in the family were turned off about it, the haters remained haters, and the few open ones were confused and hopefully curious about it.
I'm used to these negative reactions, so we laughed it off and moved to a different subject. I'm usually fine because I expressed myself and showed that I have nothing to hide. But as the day went by I noticed how much this incident bugged me. It shouldn't, I'm used to this and especially knew how close-minded my family is. But it was shocking that one of my most kind and gentle cousins was the biggest hater. The rejection, for the first time in a long time, hurt. It hurt badly.